Elastic spat



Sept. 20, 1932. wlEsENFELD ELASTIC SPAT.

' Filed June 25, 1950 INVENTOR Wb la@ :LE eo Patented Sept. Z0, 1932 l fUNITED STATES LEO WrnsENrELD, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK ELAsTIo 'senrAppncaaon mea 111116.25, i930'.` serial Njo. 463,603.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement 1n a spat.

The invention has for an `object the pro-r vision of a device of theclass mentioned which is of simple dura-ble construction, dependable inuseand eflicient in action, and which can be manufactured and sold at areasonable cost. v 4

The invention proposes in combination with a spat having a side openingof a strip of material attached along` one edge of said opening,stitches between said strip and spat formingl spaced horizontal pocketswith openings at said edge,v elastic tabs secured at their inner endswithin said pockets, snap fastener Yelements on the free ends of saidtabs, and complementary snap fastener elements on the other edge of saidspat opening; The invention also proposes a means for detachably holding.said'strip in? place. Another object of theinvention is to provide ameans for changing the positionof said com plementary snap fastenerelements for adjustments 'of the tensions ofsaid tabs A'in closedpositions. Y Y j Y For further Acomprehension of the invention, and ofthe objects and advantages thereof, reference will be'had to thefollowing description and accompanying'drawing, and to the appendedclaims inwhich the various novel features ofthe 'inventionfare more par#ticularly set forth.v Y

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosureFiggvlis a side elevational view of a spa constructed according to thisinvention.

Fig. 2y is a plan view of Fig. 1. Y Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlargedsectional view tak-enon the line 3-3'of Fig; 1..

Figlis a fragmentary enlarged inside elevational view. Y l Y l Fig. 5 isa fragmentary inside elevational view of a portion of the spat. Y Fig. 6is a view similar lto Fig. 5, but illus# trating a modified form. 1 nFig. 7 is asectional view taken on the line F.' g. 8 is an elevationalviewof a' portion oftheinside of the spat constructedaccordingtolmodified form. s

View .of a portionof Fig. 6."

Fig..9 is anenlarged sectional view :taken on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8. Yl l Fig. lO'is asimilar view toFig 1 showing a modified form oftheinvention.

Fig. 11` is an enlarged detailed fragmentary he'spat 10 has a sideopening 11 s trpbf material 12 is attached along one Hedge` of saidopening. .The'attachment of strip12 is accomplishedby stitches l'andv14. rIhe stitches 13 extend up and down and serve to'hold the rea-redge ofthe strip-12 in place, while the stitches 14 extendlongitudinally and in addition to holding the strip vin place; from aplurality of horizontal spaced .pockets-.15. Elastictabs 16 havetheirinner endsx17y secured withinv the pocketsv and extend through thepockets so that their outer ends slightly project.A Snap. fastenerelements, 18 are attachedv upon thev free -ends of the tabs. 16 and areengageable .on comple'- mentary snap fastenerV elements V19 attacheduponthe-other edge of the spat opening.

and 'a The spat 10 is. made from heavy felt. It'

consists oftwo side sections 20 and 21 attachedtogether along thefront:and rear edges 22 and 23 respectively. The attachment is accomplished byVsewingthe adjacent edges of the sections together by stitches 24, .then

securing a binding strip 25 over the edges tac'hedvat therear portion ofthe spat at the lower edge; A base elastic strap 31 is attached acrossthe s ide sections 20 and 21 for -engaging under the shoe of a wearer.`The sideopening 11 ofthe spat extendsfrom the' top completely tothebottom. The snap' ifastener elements-.18 are socket elements andtheother elements 19 are stud elements. The 'socket elements areimmediately kadjacent the of the section 27. This arrangement allows anoverlapping of the edges as clearly shown in Fig. 2. A reinforcementstrip 32 is secured by stitches 33to the inner side of the portion 27and the snap fastener studs 19.- engage throughthis strip. and through.the material of the spat so as to b e mountedupon aY firm foundation.

In the modied form `of the device illus-7 trated in Figs. 6 and 7, ameans has'beenf. shown for detachablyfholding the strip 12a in place.This strip 12a is formed of two layers indicated by reference numerals34 and 35.'VA

Stitches 14 secure these layers :together and form the horizontalpockets- 15 before reflerr-edto. f Arow; ofhookless fastenerele-V ments86 areattached upon therear edgeof the stripg12a andareengageable .withag'co'mments 37 secured upon a stripf38 attached on the spat. The row ofhoolless fastenerjelements 36. are attached, on-the strip 12a .only

upto a point a short distance from they end,VA

posite. end of thelpstrpip. 38. the strip12e-is re.-`

leased and maybe. removed. 'Ilo replace. the

strip,care mustbe taken. to seerthat the first Y few. liooklessfastener: elements. on4 each side are pushed through the-slide. 39afterw-hich theelements which havebeen passed through theA4 slide 489maybe grasped andzthe.v remaining elements latched, together bycontinuing themovement ofthe, slide.- As. aresult, the strip-124.02m bereplaced by a newonelwhen the snap fasteners 18 beco1ne-weak.; Further.;more, `if a. differentv style snap fastened. is de.- sired', thechangecanbe.` effected. very easily andq'uickly. .w 1,.

Snap fastener elementsV `19 may be. secured to resilient tabs 16 asshown inFig. 10.

Iny the modified form of the.. devicey illusltratedf` in. Figs. 8 and9,*'amea'nshasV been shownforfchangingwthe position offthe com,-plementary snapfastener studs 19, for adj ust,- ments of thetensionofthetabs 15 when the tabs. are closed. Thismeansfcomprises topandrbottom clips 41attached upon vthe top and bottom edges of the spat..These lclips are .formed with elongated slotsff42 slidably re,-,ceiving eyelets ,43 mountedupon theV ends of a ,The snapfastener studs129 are firmly. attached upon the strip 44 and extend throughV the Ushaped slots `46. A piece of elastic material 47 is interposed betweenthe ends of the strip 44 and normally in contracted position holds thestuds 19 in one of the ends of theU shaped slots 46.

yFor changing the positions ofthe Studs 19, it is merely necessary 'tomove the strip 44 so astostretch the insert 47 for moving the studs A19out fromktheends of the U shaped 'slots and then move the strip 44laterally as allowed by the slots 42 to anew position so lthatw'vhenreleased the elastic insert 47 contrantsthe strip, andl moves the snapfastener studs into 'the other ends of the U shaped Slot s.44.,fv `,Inthe newl .position .thefstulds;x` 19 are located at derentdistaneesfronnthe edge forming thesideopenng in, the, sp .at and necessarily at.a diderent distanee from the y `4Vsnap.,fas.tener sokets.I Vplementaryrow` of hooklessfastening-rele-VV vInoperation oi-thefspat, it isengagedupon a slroe. inf a conventional fashion, that is., the strap 31 ispositioned below one Shoe and thespatxaronnd the Shoe; Thesnap.fastenerstudlssoeketszare. engaged to; close the side, opening-of thespat. The elasti@ talos l5..are ;dep.endedlupon to automatically adjustthemselves sogas to snugly hold the spat` upon vone-s foot irrespectiveof the size ofthe foot..V Y ff l l Whlelyhaveshown' and describedthe-preferredembndinient of: myinvention,A it is. to

'hennderstood .that'IdQ-not. limit myself to the preciseoonstruotion;nereimdisolosed and tberght. is reserved to'all ehangesand: inodioatiens coming; Withinthe,l scope.- ,Ot' theinventionrasdeinedin the appended claims.;-

Havng desoribedmy invention, .what .fl-.Claimslnreiv,.anddesreztoiseoure ley-United States Letters Patent iszvf s The'olnbinatsionfwith. a sp at having va eide;ordeningI of; a istripY etmaterial attac-.hed alongy one. edgeo: said: openings, stitches be.-ytweengsa-d strip; 'and spat; for-inning;iA lSpaeed horizontal; pocketswitlifopenngs at said edge@ elastio tabs secured.;v et; their inner(ende within said pockets, snapifastener elements Qmtlieireeendszofrsaidi tabsnomplementary snapv fastenerfelements oni the otherledge-of 'Said spat opening.. andfrneans for; changing the position. of'Said eomplement'ary lsnap fastener elements for-adjustmentjs.ofV thetensions ofSadtabsaniolosedpositions.

2- 'llieeomloinationzwthf a spat havngfa f side.:V opening of a'fstrip:ofmateral attached along one edge of said'open'ng, stitches-be: tween;Said Strip; spatf-f ormngfl spaced horizontal pockets with; openings; atsaid edge, .elastio A tabs.;secured. at. their innen ends Ywithin saidpocketsogsnap fastener elements .oni thefree .endsotsaditab's.,complementary snap fastener elements on theother. edgeofSaid; spat 'openingfandmeansg fori changing the:1 pesitionof; Vsaid(complementary-.- snap fastener elements for adjustnentsgoffthe tenvsions of said tabs in closed positions, comprising a strip supportingsaid snap fastener studs and longitudinally slidaloly mounted upon saidspat, a resilient insert in said strip,- and a plurality of clips in thespat and formed with U shaped slots receiving said studs, and saidresilient insert being capable of holding the studs in one of the endsor the other of the ends of said U shaped slots.

3. The combination with a spat having a side opening of a strip ofmaterial attached along one edge of said opening, stitches between saidstrip and spat forming spaced horizontal pockets with openings at saidedge, elastic tabs secured at their inner ends within said pockets, snapfastener elements on the free ends of said tabs, complementary snapfastener elements on the other edge of said spat opening, and means forchanging the position of said complementary snap as- A tener elementsfor adjustments of the tensions cf said talos in closed positions,comprising a strip supporting said snap fastener studs andlongitudinally slidably mounted upon said spat, a resilient insert insaid strip, and a plurality oi' clips in the spat and formed with Ushaped slots receiving said studs, said resilient insert being capableof holding the studs in one of the ends or the other or" the ends of-said U shaped slots, and said longitudinally slidable mounting of saidstrip comprises clips attached upon the spat and having elongated slotsand eyelets fixed upon the ends of the strip and engaging said slots.

4. The combination with a spat havinga side opening of a strip ofmaterial Vattached along one edge of said opening, stitches between saidstrip and spat forming spaced horizontal pockets with openings at saidedge, elastic tabs secured at their inner ends within said pockets, snapfastener elements on the free ends of said tabs, complementary snapfastener elements on the other edge of said spat opening, and means forchangingl the position of said complementary snap fastener elements foradjustments of the tensions of said tabs in closed positions, comprisinga strip supporting said snap fastener studs and longitudinally slidablymounted upon said spat, a plurality of clips in the spat and formed withU shaped slots receiving said studs, and means for holdin the studs inone or the other of the ends ot said U shaped slots.

n testimony whereof I have axed my signature.

LEO WIESENFELD.

